There was pandemonium at Bomadi Town, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State as Soldiers clashed with the police.
During the clash, one Soldier was shot dead while a policeman was shot in the stomach.
The Soldiers and the policemen were on patrol to enforce the lockdown order in the area.
The Soldiers and the police were arguing over who was right over the lockdown before the argument snowballed into a heated one, and one of the Soldiers allegedly shot one of the policemen in the stomach. A member of the police team who thought that his colleague would not survive the gunshot, shot dead the Soldier.
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The injured police Sergeant, Chukwudi Osuali, is still in critical condition at the intensive care unit of the General hospital, Ughelli.
A resident, John Mumuni, said:” Trouble started at about 12:15 am on Thursday when the policemen under the Eagle Net Operation observed that some persons were still outside their homes making merry in a spot along the popular NDDC road, close to a military unit, Bomadi. The police team was trying to disperse the merrymakers who were drinking, smoking, and violating the lockdown order, but were resisted by the Soldiers who insisted that the police had no right to question those hanging out close to their unit.
“The police team insisted that the people must obey the lockdown order, but the action infuriated one of the soldiers who shot one of the policemen in the stomach and the police in anger shot dead a Soldier.
“The police team immediately moved their injured colleagues to the intensive care of the General hospital, Ughelli for medical attention”.
Commander, Sector 1, Operation Delta Safe, Col. Habib Manu, who immediately moved to the area to douse tension assured that peace has returned to the area.
He noted that Army high Command would commence further investigations into the matter to ascertain the true position of the incident.
